Romans - The Heart of the Gospel

Jun 17 2024 28 ep. 28 mins 1

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Paul's letter to the Romans is his longest letter, but it is written to a church he didn't plant and didn't know. But he writes about what unites them: the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each passage and chapter is immersed in the truth of the message that calls sinners unto righteousness in Christ.

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Unity in the gospel

Jun 17 2024 28 mins

As Paul concludes his letter to the church in Rome, he is keen to impression them the importance of unity in the fellowship. Paul is writing here to the leaders of the church to give them some final instructions. He wants them to be discerning about those who will influence God's people through their teaching and preaching. He doesn't want them pulled away by various winds of doctr

The beauty of the church in its people

Jun 10 2024 28 mins

We have seen before that Paul has a deep heart for this church in Rome. Even though he hasn't visited Rome he knows some of its members. Chapter 16 details for us these people and their names tell us more about them. Long lists of names aren't simply in the Bible to fill space; they communicate important details of how God works through his people to build his church.The church in

The mission of God's people (in three Ps)

Jun 03 2024 30 mins

There is one more aspects of the church's maturity that Paul wants to address and it is to do with mission. In the second half of chapter 15 Paul affirms once again his calling to be a missionary to the Gentiles. So far this has been in the east of the Roman Empire, but now he knows his calling to the western part of the Empire and to places where the gospel has never been preached

The church in harmony

May 27 2024 27 mins

Paul is approaching his final conclusion and in chapter 15 he wants to address what it means for the church to be a welcoming place. If it is to welcome new converts into the faith then it must be a welcoming place for each other. The believers are to be of one accord in Jesus Christ.Paul continues to use Scripture to show us the enteral plan of God in ingrafting Gentil

The sacrifice of self

May 20 2024 29 mins

As Paul continues the practical outworking of our Christian faith he address an issue that is not just fixed to the first century church, but a problem that has seen damage in the church in every generation. Paul addresses the human problem of judging. In the context of chapter 14 of Romans, Paul is telling the church then and now that there is no place for judging in the fellowshi

Love that lives well

May 06 2024 28 mins

Continuing his great application of his rich theology, Paul presents a logical progression of how we are to live as followers of Jesus. Having looked in chapter 12 at how worship through our service and love our brothers and sisters in Christ. In chapter 13 he continues this theme of love, but this time Paul wants to tell us how love lives well in society.Beginning with

Life together in the gospel

Apr 29 2024 33 mins

We have reached a key moment in our studies in the letter to the Romans. Paul has spent 11 chapters detailing his great theology on what the gospel is. But it has to be more than head knowledge and so in these closing chapters, chapters 12 to 16, Paul tells us how we apply this gospel in our daily lives. He begins by detailing what our response is to God. Knowing the gospel means w

The salvation of Israel - Jew and Gentile

Apr 22 2024 33 mins

Verses 25 to 36 draw Paul's great theology of the gospel to a close. He has been directing us in the first 11 chapters to the heart of God's love towards us. As he concludes he speaks of a future time when the Jews (ethnic Israel) will come to know the fullness of the gospel through Jesus Christ. For now they have been partially hardened towards the good news, but when the fullness

Ingrafting of the Gentiles

Apr 15 2024 27 mins

Romans 11 is one of the hardest chapters of the Bible to understand. Looking at the first 24 verses we learn from Paul God's plan of salvation for both Jew and Gentile. Using the illustration of a grafted olive tree, the root and trunk are God's plan of salvation. Israel was the natural branches for the Lord's blessing of salvation, but due to their disobedience we now live in a ti

Salvation for all!

Apr 08 2024 27 mins

Paul begins what are two difficult chapters with some great news. His message in chapter 10 is the truth that salvation is for all who will hear and respond. We need to be attentive to it. But we also must share it! We cannot keep the gospel to ourselves, hidden and locked away. It's to be shared in word and deed so that the world will know the truth of the risen Saviour.Our call a